Guess what...? Annie is on t.v. Laura - "Carol" (aka Mrs. Hannigan) is on making her debue. Wow, she hasn't aged a bit since the making of this movie. I wonder what she takes to make her skin look so young. Oil of Olay maybe? Isn't exciting that she lives in our building? Maybe I'll Well, mom bought a new bed today. I went with her. Jacquie saw the flyer in the paper for a special at United Furniture Wearhouse and so I called and the guy suggested we come in and mom ended up with a new bed. And, the guy even gave us a deal - no taxes! It was a good price and the guy was really nice too....not too pushy or anything and really nice and friendly. I am excited for mom because she deserves a new bed. She deserves to have good and nice things in her life. Laine and Scott and I got her a gift certificate to IKEA so then she'll be able to get a nice duvet and some sheets to go with it too. This is all perfect! So it appears that we are going to church with Oma tonight. I don't really want to go because I don't feel comfortable in that church. I just don't. It just gives me not very nice memories of when we used to go and people were so judgmental of mom and Eman and all of us. I think that I went last year and to be truthful I was glad to leave. It makes me feel anxious. Oh I know that there are some new people there and a new pastor etc. but there are still some of the same core people and well...it just brings back not very nice feelings. But it is important to Oma that we go, so I guess that I need to decide - do something that someone else wants to do or do my own thing. I just ate some popcorn in the popcorn holder that Micah and Mateo and the Mahlis gave to me. I think that it is kind of neat to have my own popcorn holder. The popcorn though is not agreeing with me....it's giving me some kind of weird heartburn...it must be the chemicals etc. Now I know why I don't eat a lot of the microwave stuff...that butter flavoured stuff will kill ya! It's Christmas tomorrow. I can't believe how quickly it came up this year. Life really does go by much more quickly when you are older. I have a lot to be thankful for this year though. I'm thankful that mom is working again and that she has a new placement in an elementary school. It has been a long road for her but she is a fighter and now she is back at work again and I am grateful for this. I am thankful that Eman is doing so well and that he is happy and in really good spaces. He is doing awesome! I'm thankful that Laine is in a good space in her life and that she has found focus for what she wants to do and be and that she is getting fantastic grades in her classes. I feel so glad for her. She is so smart and beautiful! All of these are miracles in my life. They are things that I have hoped and prayed for for my family and I feel so blessed that everyone is doing so well. Miracles happen, people may not always notice them as such, but I do. I am grateful for these miracles. It is so SO WET outside. The rain is just pouring down and mom's gutters are full so it is just pouring off the roof. Like little waterfalls coming off the top of the house. So yes I am excited for Christmas and I am glad to be here! Yay!!!